Leslie Bridgers

Press Herald

Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.

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Published
November 18, 2021

Will Smith serves an old-school star turn

It’s not perfect, but ‘King Richard’ is the kind of family-friendly film that audiences crave.
Published
November 18, 2021

Holiday TV brings new movies, specials – and Charlie Brown

There’s no supply-chain shortage when it comes to holiday movies and TV specials
Published
November 15, 2021

Concert review: Portland String Quartet takes on complex, impassioned post-war works

The concert Sunday at Woodfords Congregational Church also had lighter, lyrical moments.
Published
November 15, 2021

Indie Film: Giving thanks to the Maine film community for keeping the lights, and cameras, on

With their perseverance in the face of the pandemic, it would have been really hard to write this column.
Published
November 15, 2021

Tap Lines: Get lost in the flavors of Little Whaleboat IPA and help preserve its namesake island

Maine Beer Company is raising money to help Maine Coast Heritage Trust purchase the land in Casco Bay.
Published
November 14, 2021

Deep Water: ‘Teeth,’ by Jefferson Navicky

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
November 14, 2021

Best-Sellers: ‘The Nameless Ones,’ ‘Downeast’

The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Published
November 14, 2021

Long before ‘Squid Game,’ South Korea filmmakers elevated the underdog

TOKYO — To fully understand South Korea’s megahit “Squid Game,” a good place to start is summer 1987. In the aftermath of mass pro-democracy protests, a group of fledgling filmmakers in Seoul published a manifesto denouncing censorship under 26 years of military-directed rule that had muzzled their creativity. “Making movies in this country is like […]
Published
November 14, 2021

Society Notebook: Breweries hop in to help build houses, beer by beer

Habitat for Humanity on Oct. 14 held the final event for a fundraiser that was spread out over two months.
Published
November 14, 2021

Art review: Colby packs ‘House’ in reconsideration of Bob Thompson

Taking in the survey of the prolific painter, who died before turning 30, requires time and concentration.

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